GRETCHEN ANTHONY: Minnesotan discusses her new novel The Kids are Gonna Ask, about teenage twins who set out to find their birth father through their podcast, opening themselves to media coverage and celebrity they arent sure how to handle. 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, livestreamed on Magers & Quinn Facebook page.

DAVID DICKINSON: Presents The Backyard Astronomers Field Guide: How to Find the Best Objects the Night Sky has to Offer. 4 p.m. Monday, July 13, livestreamed on Magers & Quinn Facebook page.

HEALING WORDS: The Power of Stories to Heal is the theme of a reading and discussion with Wendy Brown-Baez, Michael Kiesow Moore and Pamela Fletcher Bush. 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, presented by SubText Books. Free, but registration required. Go to subtextbooks.com.

ANNETTE RUGOLO:Practitioner of Maria Diamonds Diamond Methods of Enlightenment and owner of the company Conscious Life Resources signs copies in person of her book Soul Whisperer: Releasing Lost Souls. 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, July 17; Lake Country Booksellers, 4766 Washington Square, White Bear Lake.

ROBIN WASSERMAN: Discusses her new novel Mother Daughter Widow Wife, with bestselling young adult author Maureen Johnson. 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 15, livestreamed on Magers & Quinn Facebook page.

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A backyard astronomy book and other literary events for the week of July 12 - TwinCities.com-Pioneer Press